grond

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch grond, from Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈχrɔnt/
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Noun

grond (plural gronde, diminutive grondjie)

  1. (uncountable) ground, dirt, soil
  2. (uncountable) floor, ground
  3. ground, land, territory

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Pronunciation

Noun

grond m (plural gronden, diminutive grondje n)

  1. (uncountable) ground, dirt, soil
  2. (uncountable) floor, ground
    op de grondon the floor/ground
  3. ground, land, territory

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: grond
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: grondo
  • Jersey Dutch: grânt
  • Negerhollands: grond, gron, grun
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: groond
  • Sranan Tongo: gron

Anagrams

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

grond m (feminine singular gronda, masculine plural gronds, feminine plural grondas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) big, large
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) tall